1894-09-18 ( 130 years old ) in Fulham, London, England, UK
From Wikipedia
Fay Compton CBE (18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978) was an English actress from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her elder sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the 19th-century theatrical luminary Henry Compton. Author Compton Mackenzie was her elder brother.
Compton's film work is not as well known as her stage appearances. She appeared in more than forty films between 1914 and 1970. Her most popular performances in films are Odd Man Out (1947), Laughter in Paradise (1951), Orson Welles' Othello (1952), The Haunting (1963) and I Start Counting (1969).
Among her television performances, she appeared in 1965 with Michael Hordern in the television play, Land of My Dreams by Clive Exton. One of her last major roles was as Aunt Ann in the BBC's 1967 television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. She had a successful career in the radio, television and gramophone recordings.
Movies
I Start Counting
1970-10-27
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970-06-01
Uncle Vanya
1963-11-20
The Haunting
1963-08-21
The Story of Esther Costello
1957-11-06
Town on Trial
1957-01-24
Doublecross
1956-02-01
Aunt Clara
1954-11-22
The Vanquished
1953-10-22
Lady Possessed
1952-01-26
Othello
1951-11-28
Laughter in Paradise
1951-06-01
Blackmailed
1951-01-30
The Forbidden Street
1949-03-31
London Belongs to Me
1948-11-05
Esther Waters
1948-09-28
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947-03-12
Odd Man Out
1947-01-30
The Prime Minister
1941-03-04
So This Is London
1939-03-01
The Mill on the Floss
1937-01-09
Waltzes from Vienna
1934-03-15
Autumn Crocus
1934-02-01
Tell England
1931-03-02
Uneasy Virtue
1931-02-05
Cape Forlorn
1931-01-08
Fashions in Love
1929-07-01
Somehow Good
1927-10-31
Settled Out of Court
1925-10-01
The Happy Ending
1925-01-02
The Eleventh Commandment
1924-07-31
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924-02-04
A Bill of Divorcement
1922-08-01
Diana of the Crossways
1922-05-01
The House of Peril
1922-02-01
A Woman of No Importance
1921-07-01
The Old Wives' Tale
1921-01-01
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